Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Aquino knew she would have to be more than a symbol. To those who would have her be "Mother of the Nation," Aquino said, "I will remain a mother to my children, but I intend to be Chief Executive of this nation. And for the male chauvinists in the audience, I intend as well to be the Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the Philippines." But inexperience and the chronic fractiousness of Philippine politics have frittered away her advantages. Today many Filipinos, while still fond of Aquino, would welcome a coup that would replace her dithering administration with...
Despite such stifling interpretations of Islam, many women have found their liberation in their faith. The veil may be a symbol of oppression to the Western eye, but, to many who wear it, it is freedom -- not just from the tyranny of Western culture but also from unwanted sexual advances. In Cairo veils have become so popular that fashion shows are occasionally staged to show off new styles. Says Leila Takla, a Christian member of the Egyptian parliament: "As long as women are covering their heads and not their minds, it is an individual expression." Unfortunately, however, as laws...
...this argument mistakes a symbol of an "outsider"--offending people--for the concrete ability to change the system. As president of Boston University, Silber forged close ties with political insiders such as Senate President William Bulger and the established business elite of the city. In a number of questionable deals involving investment in the companies owned by Boston University trustees, Silber may have used those connections for personal enrichment. Never once in his tenure did he publicly oppose inside dealings and corruption...
...setting up the blue square as a symbol of a traditional view of sexual morality, AALARM has caught itself in a rhetorical quagmire, partly because of the ambiguity of the pink triangle's significance. Homosexuals were forced to wear pink triangles as an identifying mark in Nazi death camps, and the gay rights movement adopted the pink triangle as a symbol they say opposes violence against gays...
...part of the symbol of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP) and other activist organizations, however, it has taken on many other meanings. At Harvard, it is taken to mean the complete acceptance of gays, regardless of one's own moral beliefs. That's what campus gay groups demand, and that's what the ruling ideology at Harvard promulgates...